These Venus Flytraps all have unusual characteristics, some of which developed as a result of genetic mutation.

We offer a lot of different Venus Flytraps at FlytrapStore.com. It can be confusing for new enthusiasts to determine which to buy, so each of us has made a top-ten list of our own favorite Venus Flytraps to consider. List of favorite Venus Flytraps

Unusual Flytraps

FTS Trigger Happy has completely unpredictable trigger hair numbers and placement on the inside of traps! Sometimes trigger hairs will appear on the edge of the trap; other times they'll appear in large quantities from the middle of the trap all the way down into the bottom of the trap.
In addition to the odd placement and number of trigger hairs, FTS Trigger Happy has short, serrated teeth and upright growth habit that also make it unique and unusual. Learn More

Pygmy, also called Neotenic Clone D, is a Venus flytrap sourced from long-time carnivorous plant grower Bob Ziemer. It can flower at very small sizes and normally produces a single flower on a small, abnormally shaped flower stalk.
In our care, Pygmy has grown into fairly normal sized specimens with excellent coloration and abnormally long teeth (cilia) similar to Phalanx. Learn More

Green Wizard produces short and narrow leaves bearing rotund traps that are about 1.25 inches in maximum size. The teeth are extremely short and resemble small spikes, similar to those of Coquillage. All parts of the foliage are yellowish-green, except the interior of the traps which can attain a faint pinkish coloration in strong light. Learn More

Trictherfalle x Coquillage is a superior plant selected from many seedling from this cross breeding done in 2012. It exhibits unusually long "teeth" that rival or even surpass those of Phalanx, and extreme scaling, or cresting, on the leaves, similar to Schuppenstiel but even more pronounced at times. Additionally, it regularly produced "pitfall traps" similar to the mother plant, Trichterfalle. It can produce beautiful coloration, and is a hardy upright grower. Learn More

BCP X11 is a short-toothed Venus flytrap with its unique jagged teeth being among the shortest of any Venus flytrap cultivar. It is an upright grower, and is overall hardy and very attractive. Learn More

Triton has unique traps that fuse at the distal end of the trap, creating a cupped trap appearance, with 3 sides. The teeth are also fused and rim the edge of fairly large traps. Triton is the largest trapped Venus fly trap that has fused distal ends. Learn More

Schuppenstiel I, which means "scary stalk" in German, is a Venus Flytrap with extreme scaling, or cresting, on the leaf-bases. The scaling gives the leaves a "rough" look similar to human skin when viewed up close! It can also develop bright red attractive coloration on trap interiors. Unique and scarily beautiful! Learn More

Microdent is an officially registered Venus fly trap clone that has an extreme number of extremely small teeth, looking like an open dolphin's mouth! It is also one of the hardiest growers we know of, and is a favorite here at FTS. Learn More

Korrigans is an officially registered Venus fly trap clone that has the unique feature of the leaf-base being fused to the trap. The lack of a petiole, the thin part that the trap normally attaches to the leaf with, makes for a very interesting looking flytrap! Learn More

'Alien' is a Venus fly trap clone originating from Europe that has extremely elongated traps and unique looking teeth that give it the appearance of the terrifying alien from Ridley Scott's famous film. Its traps can grow surprisingly large, and it is a very hardy cultivar. Learn More

FTS Lunatic Fringe, a Flytrap Store exclusive Venus Flytrap. A FlytrapStore original clone raised from seed that was harvested in 2009, "FTS Lunatic Fringe" is easily recognizable by its uniquely highly serrated trap margins, which are even more serrated than those of Sawtooth or Bristletooth. FTS Lunatic Fringe is capable of producing very large traps and is a very unique and attractive cultivar. Learn More

'Coquillage' is the french word for "shell" and refers to the shape of the trap which resembles a seashell, especially when closed. Nothing else can be mistaken for Coquillage, as it is extremely unique. In addition to its unique beauty, Coquillage is also extraordinarily hardy and grows very well. Learn More

Not to be confused with Polish Dracula, this Dracula was obtained directly from Trev Cox of Ireland. This clone originated first and is more highly touted for its blood-red traps and serrated teeth.
FlytrapStore is the only carnivorous plant nursery in the United States to have offered a Dracula Venus fly trap obtained directly from Trev Cox.
Note: Interestingly, the saw-tooth development for Trev's Dracula is seasonal, showing up most strongly in the Summer.
Photos of the plant can be found here: Photos of Dionaea Dracula. The most famous photo of Trev's Dracula can be seen here:
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Named for its very long marginal lashes that are usually red in coloration, Phalanx is a very striking Venus flytrap. If you like Phalanx, be sure to check out another plant from our own breeding program, Trictherfalle x Coquillage, that has very long "teeth" which rival or surpass those of Phalanx!
Photos of this wonderful flytrap can be found here: Photos of Phalanx Venus flytrap. Learn More

Sporting bizarre looking misshapen traps that look reminiscent of pom poms used by Cheerleaders, this unusual Venus flytrap was given its name and registered as an official cultivar in 2013. Learn More

Red Fused Petiole shares the rare distinction with Korrigans and Crocodile of having unique leaf bases that fuse to the trap, interestingly eliminating the petiole from the plant, which is quite unusual! Most impressively, Red Fused Petiole exhibits beautiful magenta coloration that can become so deeply saturated that it appears almost purple. Best Carnivorous Plants, of Europe, chose this cultivar as exceptional- a great endorsement indeed. Learn More

Booman's Mutant is an awesome little chameleon. The appearance of Booman's Mutant varies drastically from season to season. It normally has long, thin leaf-bases, similar to Korean Melody Shark. And in the spring traps look almost normal, but are slightly misshapen with shorter-than-normal teeth (cilia). As the growing season progresses, the teeth get shorter and shorter and almost appear non-existent during the winter months, as shown in the product photo. Learn More

"Vitiligo" was developed back in 2005 by Trev Cox from a batch of ‘Dentate’ seed crosses. It was selected for its unusual interior trap coloration, which it displays in a pattern of unique patches. ‘Vitiligo’ also has short teeth (cilia) which have an appearance somewhere between a ‘Dentate’ and ‘Sawtooth’ Venus Flytrap. Learn More

An absolute DISASTER of a Venus flytrap! This freaky flytrap frequently has traps that are utterly and totally misshapen. A wonderfully irrational Venus flytrap!
More photos of this wonderful flytrap can be found here: Master of Disaster Venus fly trap photos.Learn More

Selected from a group of seedlings resulting from a Microdent and Weinrot (red-leafed flytrap) cross, this particular Venus flytrap has the ability to develop beautiful deep red traps and a red line on the outside of the trap in strong light. Like the mother plant, Microdent, this particular clone also has exceptionally short and numerous teeth. Learn More

Mirror x Mirror is a dramatic improvement over the wonderful Mirror Venus flytrap. Whereas Mirror will sometimes revert to looking like a normal Venus flytrap, especially in the spring months, Mirror x Mirror predictably creates traps with flanges on both sides all year long. Only rarely does Mirror x Mirror not produce the interesting flanged traps. And sometimes, Mirror x Mirror will produce traps with up to FOUR flanges! Learn More

Scarlatine is a spotted sawtooth Venus flytrap, similar to Spotty but with stable variegation. This plant was selected by and sourced from French Venus flytrap grower Lucien Blacher. A very vigorous and large growing plant. Beautiful, to say the least! Learn More

Cerberus is a Venus fly trap cultivar similar to Mirror which forms small traps on the side or backside of the main trap. The distinction between Cerberus and Mirror is that Mirror sometimes rarely forms the small additional traps, whereas Cerberus forms them with predictable regularity.
Cerberus was discovered by Stephan Glied in 2010 from a batch of seeds and has been propagated and distributed by Michael Ermel in Germany. Learn More

Pure plant evil, bwahahaha! Dare you adopt one of these "puppies"? Feast your eyes on these seedling spawn of the infamous Werewolf flytrap cultivar from Europe, exceptionally identifiable by its awesomely intimidating Werewolf fang "teeth." These Werewolf Spawn were painstakingly grown from seed by Matt here at FlytrapStore, from self-pollinated Werewolf flowers. There are 13 genetically distinct Werewolf Spawn (the number is purely coincidence, we swear), all greatly resembling the Werewolf "top dog," yet each also unique in slight and interesting ways. Werewolf Spawn are truly a Top 5 favorite for both Matt and Leah at FlytrapStore - we hope you'll agree!
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Crocodile is named for its traps that resemble an open crocodile's mouth! It very uniquely grows a leaf-base that is fused directly to the trap, and is missing a petiole. Quite the freaky cultivar! Also, Crocodile is an extremely vigorous and hardy plant, with its "scary" Croc traps. Learn More

"Freaky Star" was chosen for great distinction by Araflora in the Netherlands, because of its extremely uncommon and highly remarkable traps that are much different than a typical Venus Flytrap. Freaky Star showcases razor-frayed trap margins, resembling an exploding star. Whereas most Venus Flytraps have long, slender hair-like cilia "teeth," Freaky Star shockingly has nothing resembling that! - instead, the cilia have fused and spread into a magnificent exploding star. Very cool. Very unique. And, to add icing to the cake, Freaky Star is extraordinarily hardy for a Venus Flytrap. Can you tell we're impressed by this Flytrap supernova?
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Mirror is a highly-unusual Venus Flytrap clone that can intermittently produce a mirror-image-like trap on the back side of the spine of some of its traps, or sometimes one or two cup-like projections on either side. It is also quite hardy, and would be a great beginner plant for this reason. Learn More

It doesn't get much more unique than this one! Venus Flytraps are already unique and rare, but Wacky Traps is truly an awesomely wacky Venus Flytrap, sporting jagged traps that goes this-way-and-that, never what you expect. It is made of uniquely thick plant tissue, giving it a cactus-like feel, and providing hardiness against the elements. It can develop cool spotted red-toned coloration on the trap interiors. Wacky Traps used to be almost impossible to get until Matt obtained it from overseas. A collector's item for sure; quite a find. Learn More

Trichterfalle, also known as "Funnel Trap," is a bizarre Venus Fly trap that grows traps which are fused together at the inner margins where the trap connects to the rest of the leaf. This fusing creates an interesting and odd looking trap like no other flytrap produces. Trichterfalle also occasionally has "scaling" on the leaves which gives them a rough, sand paper-like appearance at certain times of the year. Learn More

Korean Melody Shark is a very unusual and rare Venus Flytrap. The petioles (the long part of the leaf that supports the trap) of Korean Melody Shark lack flanges, and therefore resemble jungle vines, sometimes curling around in squiggly shapes. The traps are uniquely shaped like music notes, and are colored a pleasing light tangerine color. The cilia are even unique, with a jagged sawtooth-like pattern. Overall, about as unique of a flytrap as you can find, and really out-of-this-world looking. Learn More

Long Red Fingers is a small but unusual and attractive Venus Flytrap clone. The spines on the traps of Long Red Fingers are not only long and often red, but frequently fused and crossed. Also, the traps are a cup shape, rather than the typical Venus Flytrap shape. Very nice clone. Learn More

The Fused Tooth Venus Flytrap has marginal spines that are fused together in various and fascinating ways, giving it a very distinctive and otherworldly appearance. It is definitely one of the most unique Venus Flytraps, and can also develop beautiful red coloration on the trap interiors.
'Fused Tooth' is an officially registered Venus Flytrap cultivar.
Note: Interestingly, the fusing of the marginal spines of Fused Tooth is variable and seasonal, most fused in Summer and early Fall, least fused during late Fall, Winter and early Spring. Learn More

Cupped Trap is an oddity, a small, freakish Venus Flytrap with fused traps at the outside edge. Although this might seem like a handicap, Cupped Trap is in fact a very good hunter. Although the top growth (the leaves and trap) might appear to be small, Cupped Trap stores ample food in its rhizome and is a hardy plant. Learn More

Originating from Australia, the Crested Petioles Venus Flytrap can develop bumps, ridges and serrations in the upper part of the petiole where its flanges are widest and most prominent. Additionally Crested Petioles has a long, thin "stem" which joins the trap to the leaves, making the traps stand out more than on an average flytrap. Learn More